The Celebrate Lakeview Festival will be from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29.

A re-dedication of the city’s Freedom Bell will be at 1 p.m.

In 1980, a group of citizens purchased a bell and mounted it on a brick pedestal at the community center in Lakeview.

The bell was dedicated with a message on the pedestal that reads, “Liberty Freedom Bell: purchased and built through the effort of the free society to stand as a symbol of a free country,” in July 1982.

This past summer the bell was relocated and placed on a new pedestal in Lakeview City Park so more people could enjoy this special Liberty Bell and because the old pedestal holding the bell at the community center was deteriorating.

The event will be a picnic style, family event with music, beer, soda, food and craft vendors.

There will a 5K Challenge Run and Family Run Run/Walk.

Area civic organizations are invited to participate as well.

The Master Naturalists will host children’s activities such as worm races, animal track identification and more.

Artisans will demonstrate their art with an art show, quilters club and woodcarving demonstrations to name a few.

The hope is that the Celebrate Lakeview Festival will be a great family event and will draw people from other area communities. While this current celebration is only one day, organizers are hopeful that it may become an annual, multi-day event.

Applications are now being accepted for crafters, vendors, exhibitors and artists to sign up.